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Key Takeaways Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams launched a token to combat antisemitism and promote blockchain education. The token surged to a market cap of approximately $580-600 million shortly after its launch. Not long after launch, the token crashed nearly 80% following a rug pull. Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has found himself back in the headlines — and not in the way he once hoped. Adams, who spent years publicly embracing crypto and even took his first mayoral paychecks in Bitcoin (BTC), is now facing accusations from the crypto community that his newly-launched NYC token amounted to…

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.08 (-0.54%).  March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -3.40 (-0.80%).Sugar prices are under pressure today on signs of a larger global sugar surplus.  Covrig Analytics today raised its 2025/26 global sugar surplus estimate to 4.7 MMT from an October estimate of 4.1 MMT.  Losses in sugar were contained, however, after Covrig projected that the 2026/27 global sugar surplus will fall to 1.4 MMT as weak prices discourage production. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis.  Expectations of index-related…

Bitcoin (BTC) onchain data shows BTC whales are active as the price attempts to extend its breakout from the $90,000 level. Key takeawaysBitcoin whale spending surged to $286 million, the largest spike since early November.Momentum indicators are bullish, but volatility is likely this week. Data from Capriole Investments indicated that OG Whale spent value, i.e., Bitcoin moved after remaining dormant for more than seven years, jumped to roughly $286 million on Jan. 10. This marked the strongest resurgence in old-coin activity since November 3, 2025, when the metric spiked near $570 million and coincided with BTC’s market correction.  BTC OG Whale…

Chairman Tom Lee urges stockholders to vote YES to proposal #2 to support Bitmine’s goal of growing ETH per share Stockholders can find the latest information around voting YES and the Chairman’s message on the Bitmine website Bitmine staked ETH stands at 1,256,083 and MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine remains the largest ‘fresh money’ buyer of ETH in the world Bitmine now owns 3.45% of the ETH token supply, nearly 70% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 6 months Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings + “Moonshots” total $14.0 billion, including 4.168…

Berkeley, California, USA, January 12th, 2026, Chainwire Helio Corporation (OTCID: HLEO) (“Helio” or the “Company”), a space-based renewable energy company, announced today that its Board of Directors has executed an agreement with a leading, highly experienced crypto marketing firm to support a planned $20 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for its proprietary utility token, Mission Helio.  The Mission Helio utility token is designed solely for functional use within Helio’s ecosystem, including tiered participation, usage-based benefits, and support for infrastructure development and ecosystem expansion. The token does not represent equity, ownership, profit-sharing rights, or any claim on Helio’s assets or earnings. The offering represents a strategic, non-dilutive financing initiative designed to fund the development and…

Live cattle futures are slipping lower at midday, down $1.50 to $1.70 so far. Cash trade has started to pick up, with $233 reported in the North on Friday, and $232 South bids. The Friday morning Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales, with bids of just $230-231. Feeder cattle futures are down $2.30 to $3.60 so far on Friday’s midday. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was up another $4.92 to $368.07 on January 7. The Thursday update from APHIS showed more active cases of New World Screwworm in several states in Mexico, including Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi. Don’t Miss…

Crypto treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) staked an additional 86,400 Ether (ETH) on Saturday, valued at about $268.7 million at the time of this writing, crossing the 1 million staked ETH milestone. The 86,400 ETH was staked in four separate transactions, according to data from crypto market analytics platform Arkham Intelligence; this brings BitMine’s total to 1,080,512 staked ETH, onchain analysis platform Lookonchain said. The 86,400 ETH staked by BitMine. Source: Arkham IntelligenceStaking is the process of pledging or locking up crypto tokens by validators or third-party staking service providers to secure proof-of-stake blockchain networks. Staking in crypto produces yield for…

Bitcoin whales began repeating a classic bull signal as they took BTC long positions off the table after a year of declining overall market exposure.Bitcoin (BTC) whales are “aggressively” reducing long exposure as a classic bull signal reappears.Key points:Bitfinex whales are rotating out of BTC long positions — something that preceded major price gains in the past.A Wyckoff-style “spring” bottom should come next before a major reversal, analysis says.Whale holdings drop by around 220,000 BTC in 2025.Bitcoin whales trigger six-figure BTC price targetData from TradingView reveals that whale long positions have started dropping after hitting a peak of 73,000 BTC…

The dollar index (DXY00) rallied to a 1-month high on Friday and finished up by +0.20%.  The dollar found support from Friday’s mixed US payroll report, which showed payrolls rose less than expected but the unemployment rate ticked down and average hourly earnings rose more than expected, hawkish factors that may keep the Fed from cutting interest rates.  The dollar added to its gains on Friday after the University of Michigan’s US Jan consumer sentiment index rose more than expected.The dollar also rose on Friday after the Supreme Court deferred on the legality of President Trump’s tariffs until next Wednesday. …

Bitcoin (BTC) hovered at $90,000 around Friday’s Wall Street open as markets braced for US trade tariff news.Key points:RIsk-asset traders await news over US trade tariffs, as bets see the Supreme Court striking down the measures.US unemployment data misses expectations, with the Federal Reserve seen holding rates this month.Bitcoin traders demand clearer signals to end the rangebound price deadlock.US tariff ruling could come FridayData from TradingView showed indecisive BTC price action ahead of a potential Supreme Court ruling over the tariffs, known as a risk-asset volatility catalyst. BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewCommenting, trading resource The Kobeissi Letter noted that bets…